August 2014 Archive

POLITICS AS USUAL: The Ol’ Boys Club

By Alison Collins-Mrakas I am in the midst of a search for a rather mythic beast. No, not the yeti, Bigfoot or the Abominable Snowman. ...

VIEW FROM QUEEN’S PARK: Bullying

Everyone pays when bullying isn’t addressed By Chris Ballard, MPP Newmarket-Aurora I’d forgotten about him until a visit this week from Bessie Vlasis and Gwyneth ...

ASK THE DESIGNER: Updating your college kid’s bedroom

By Jean Bisnaire Niche Decor “My son is headed off to university next week and I’d love to redo his room while he’s away. How ...

MARKET MUSINGS

By Jan Freedman Despite the cool, overcast and breezy weather we had on Saturday, our first Family Day was a great success. The Farmers’ Market ...

The many Enchanted Evenings of Bud and Stella Switzer

“If music be the food of love, play on,” are words Orsino lived by in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night; but while it might be a philosophy shared by Aurora’s Bud and Stella Switzer, the music of Rogers and Hammerstein have presented them with a veritable smorgasbord.

End your summer with “Superhero” movie parties next week

If you’re looking for a special way to wrap up your summer vacation, dust off your cape and head over for back-to-back Superhero parties as the grand finale of the Movies in the Park season.

U18 Barbarians move to TRU Plate Championship semifinals

Both the Under-18 “A” and “B” Aurora Barbarians rugby squads are heading to the semifinals of the Toronto Rugby Union Plate Championship. The quarterfinals kicked off last...

Local archer strikes provincial gold at Ontario Summer Games

15-year old archer Hayden Edwards made the trek to Windsor last weekend to compete in the Ontario Summer Games, Ontario’s largest multi-sport event now in its 44th year.

Sport Aurora Breakfast of Champions Spotlight: Storm Vortex 15U girls capped a fantastic year winning both Provincial and National titles in 2014

Practicing twice a week, as well as playing up in the older division, these young ladies progressed throughout the year.

PeeWee Jays fall early in annual CNE baseball tournament

The Aurora Jays PeeWee baseball team traveled to Toronto Monday morning to kick off their first ever entry in the annual Lions CNE PeeWee Baseball Tournament.

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